On This Day

Friday, August 30, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 75 59 .560 --
Orioles 71 63 .530 4.0
Red Sox 69 66 .511 6.5
Blue Jays 63 72 .467 12.5
Tigers 49 86 .363 26.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 80 54 .597 --
White Sox 72 64 .529 9.0
Twins 67 68 .496 13.5
Brewers 65 71 .478 16.0
Royals 61 75 .449 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 76 58 .567 --
Mariners 70 64 .522 6.0
Athletics 65 72 .474 12.5
Angels 62 73 .459 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 84 50 .627 --
Expos 71 62 .534 12.5
Marlins 65 70 .481 19.5
Mets 59 76 .437 25.5
Phillies 54 81 .400 30.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 73 63 .537 --
Cardinals 70 65 .519 2.5
Cubs 66 67 .496 5.5
Reds 66 68 .493 6.0
Pirates 56 78 .418 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 76 60 .559 --
Dodgers 73 61 .545 2.0
Rockies 70 66 .515 6.0
Giants 58 74 .439 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeff Bagwell 4
1 Ray Lankford 4
1 Matt Lawton 4
4 Roberto Alomar 3
4 22 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Anthony 2
1 Juan Gonzalez 2
3 Billy Ashley 1
3 Harold Baines 1
3 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sean Berry 6
2 Alvaro Espinoza 4
2 Pete Incaviglia 4
4 Billy Ashley 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sean Berry 2
2 Derek Bell 1
2 Scott Brosius 1
2 Greg Colbrunn 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scott Sanders 2.50
2 Kevin Foster 2.00
3 Jose Rosado 1.14
4 Kevin Brown 1.00
5 Matt Beech 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alan Benes 1
1 Joe Borowski 1
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Rocky Coppinger 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Scott Sanders 10
2 Kevin Brown 8
2 Kevin Foster 8
2 Jose Rosado 8
5 Andy Pettitte 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Alan Mills 1
1 Bob Patterson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .374
2 Frank Thomas .352
3 Dave Nilsson .351
4 Roberto Alomar .348
5 Mike Piazza .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 45
2 Albert Belle 43
3 Juan Gonzalez 41
4 Brady Anderson 40
4 3 others tied 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 129
2 Andres Galarraga 127
3 Jay Buhner 122
4 Juan Gonzalez 121
5 Rafael Palmeiro 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 61
2 Tom Goodwin 59
3 Eric Young 49
4 Lance Johnson 48
5 Otis Nixon 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.92
2 Greg Maddux 2.60
3 Tom Glavine 2.83
4 Steve Trachsel 2.89
5 John Smoltz 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 20
2 Andy Pettitte 19
3 Pat Hentgen 17
3 Mike Mussina 17
5 Shane Reynolds 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 228
2 Roger Clemens 203
3 Hideo Nomo 195
4 Jeff Fassero 185
5 Pedro Martinez 183

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 38
2 Todd Worrell 37
3 Jeff Brantley 36
4 Roberto Hernandez 34
4 Mark Wohlers 34

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Eisenreich .489
2 Alex Rodriguez .462
3 Ken Caminiti .457
4 Jim Thome .455
5 Shawn Green .452

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Caminiti 8
1 Jim Thome 8
3 Dante Bichette 7
3 Andres Galarraga 7
3 Juan Gonzalez 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 26
2 Andres Galarraga 19
3 Jim Thome 18
4 Albert Belle 17
4 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Knoblauch 7
1 Otis Nixon 7
1 Eric Young 7
4 Kimera Bartee 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.35
2 Curt Schilling 0.56
3 Joey Hamilton 0.82
4 Tim Van Egmond 1.06
5 Greg Maddux 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Kevin Foster 3
1 Joey Hamilton 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 27
2 Joey Hamilton 26
3 Kevin Appier 24
4 Scott Sanders 23
4 Curt Schilling 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 7
2 Mike Fetters 6
2 Todd Worrell 6
4 Dennis Eckersley 5
4 4 others tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Eisenreich .436
2 Bill Mueller .433
3 Alex Rodriguez .432
4 Jim Thome .424
5 Jason Kendall .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Caminiti 14
2 Andres Galarraga 12
3 Alex Rodriguez 11
3 Jim Thome 11
5 4 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 37
2 Andres Galarraga 33
3 Bobby Bonilla 32
3 Jim Thome 32
5 Alex Rodriguez 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 16
2 Chuck Knoblauch 15
3 Kenny Lofton 13
4 Tom Goodwin 12
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.60
2 Kevin Brown 1.71
3 Jeff Shaw 1.75
4 Joey Hamilton 1.76
4 Curt Schilling 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 6
2 Andy Benes 5
2 Kevin Brown 5
2 Pat Hentgen 5
2 Jaime Navarro 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 50
2 John Smoltz 45
3 Kevin Brown 42
4 Tom Gordon 41
4 Mike Mussina 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Worrell 11
2 Rod Beck 10
2 Heathcliff Slocumb 10
2 Mark Wohlers 10
5 2 tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .372
2 Tony Gwynn .362
3 Eric Young .349
4 Jim Eisenreich .348
5 Mark Grace .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 61
2 Mark McGwire 58
3 Jay Buhner 53
4 Juan Gonzalez 49
5 2 tied 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 164
2 Jay Buhner 158
3 Andres Galarraga 150
4 Dante Bichette 147
4 Juan Gonzalez 147

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 83
2 Tom Goodwin 72
3 Otis Nixon 64
4 Delino DeShields 57
5 2 tied 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.01
2 Greg Maddux 2.30
3 Andy Ashby 2.79
4 Donovan Osborne 2.96
5 John Smoltz 2.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 24
2 John Smoltz 22
3 Mike Mussina 21
4 Roger Pavlik 19
5 6 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 263
2 Roger Clemens 243
3 Hideo Nomo 237
4 Pedro Martinez 219
5 Chuck Finley 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 46
2 Todd Worrell 44
3 Roberto Hernandez 42
4 Jeff Brantley 39
4 3 others tied 39